ATLANTA — A seven-year study of Georgia’s Pre-K Program produced disappointing findings on its long-term effects on children. The study, authored by researchers at the University of North Carolina at ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — After 13 years of research on 3,000, low-income, Tennessee kids, Vanderbilt University researchers released a study suggesting the state pre-K program needs an overhaul. "I ...

The latest results of the longest-running study of state-funded pre-K in the nation strengthen the case for universal programs open to all young children. Released Tuesday by researchers at Georgetown ...

Ben Hall is joined by Kelley Durkin, Research Associate Professor at Peabody College at Vanderbilt, to discuss a recent study the college did on Tennessee Pre-K programs on this episode of OpenLine.

A report released this month found Houston children attending pre-kindergarten are over 20% more likely to be ready for early elementary school and less likely to be chronically absent. The studies, ...

Universal pre-K advocates have historically used studies the way a drunk man uses lampposts – for support rather than illumination, as the Brookings Institution’s Russ Whitehurst has pointed out.

INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has released the results of two studies on the state’s On My Way Pre-K program. The program, which ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new study shows the benefits of public pre-K in the Houston area just months before Texas lawmakers could debate putting more money towards it. NEW PRE-K STUDY SHOWS HOW THE ...

With better data, policymakers will better understand the quality of existing pre-K programs and how to strengthen the components that matter most for kids and their families. Credit: Jackie Mader for ...

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke asks a question to HeadStart and pre-K students from Cedar Hill and Avondale during a news conference at the Creative Discovery Museum in March. A five-year, $6 million ...

The parents of those children turned away from the Tennessee pre-K program (“The Evidence on ‘Free’ Pre-K,” Review & Outlook, Feb. 1) were obviously motivated—they took the time to apply. But after ...